Athletic Trainer Program

NEWS RELEASE

July 18, 2022

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has opened a new Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine clinic as part of the RISE Indoor Sports complex, adjacent to Truist Sports Complex, home of NC Fusion. 

Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine – RISE will provide athletes, children, adults and the entire community with convenient injury evaluations, treatment, and physical therapy. Services include expert care for injuries and pain including sprains, fractures, ACL and MCL tears, rotator cuff tears and concussions. Patients can schedule a same- or next-day appointment or walk-in weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The clinic plans to expand these hours in the near future.   

As the official health care provider for RISE and NC Fusion, Wake Forest Baptist also continues to provide medical coverage and athletic trainers during select indoor and outdoor tournaments to keep athletes safe, provide on-site medical attention for players and spectators, and connect families with orthopaedic experts as needed. 

“We could not be more excited to begin our partnership with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist,” said Lane Newsome, general manager at RISE Indoor. “Their orthopaedic, sports medicine, and physical therapy expertise and capabilities will immediately elevate RISE Indoor into one of the most inclusive sports facilities in the United States. Together we will provide a full service environment for our current and future families, athletes, and visitors at RISE Indoor.”

“We are so pleased to open this state-of-the-art clinic to connect even more families in our community with the region’s leading sports medicine team,” said L. Andrew Koman, M.D., chair of orthopaedic surgery at Wake Forest Baptist. “We will now be able to provide convenient, fast and comprehensive on-site care for athletes at RISE Indoor and NC Fusion, and to all of our families throughout the area.” 

Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine – RISE is now open, located at 419 Twins Way, Bermuda Run, inside the RISE Indoor Sports complex. Patients can walk-in or schedule a same- or next-day appointment by calling 336-716-8091. 

THE FRANK SPENCER HOLIDAY CLASSIC IS BACK.

This will mark the 46th anniversary of the basketball tournament. The tournament being held Dec. 20-23 will include basketball teams from 12 Winston-Salem/Forsyth County high schools, two Surry County high schools and two Stokes County high schools.

In addition to sponsoring the tournament, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist provides athletic trainers for all WS/FCS high schools, and Christopher Ina, the Manager of Athletic Training Services, and Jessica Herman, the Athletic Coordinator were on hand.

Click here to read full story from WS/FCS.

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WAKE FOREST BAPTIST OPENS PERFORMING ARTS MEDICINE CLINIC

June 1, 2021

When people think of sports medicine, images of dancers, musicians, vocalists or artists may not immediately come to mind; however, the highly repetitive nature of these activities can result in injuries, especially due to poor technique or overuse.

To meet the needs of the performing arts community, Wake Forest Baptist Health has opened a clinic dedicated to performing arts medicine – the first of its kind in the region and one of just a few in the country.

The clinic is led by David Popoli, M.D., an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at Wake Forest Baptist, board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and sports medicine, and Denise Tickle, LPT, a physical therapist who specializes in performing arts medicine.

“I believe that a multidisciplinary team with diverse backgrounds and specialized training provides the best environment for helping prevent and treat injuries in this population,” said Popoli, who is also the consulting physician for the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. “Our team understands the unique demands of these patients, so we want to do all we can to help get them back to dancing, playing, singing or painting.”

Some of the common conditions that are treated include tendinitis, stress fractures, bony stress injuries, sprains, concussions, carpal tunnel syndrome, back pain, osteochondritis dissecans lesion (a bone condition that develops in joints) and relative energy deficiency syndrome (a disorder caused by an imbalance between calorie intake and energy expenditure).

Performing Arts Medicine includes physicians, physical therapists, hand therapists and certified athletic trainers and provides a single location for diagnosis, X-rays, therapy and equipment needs.

The clinic is now open at Wake Forest Baptist’s Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine – Stratford, located at 1901 Mooney St. in Winston-Salem.

Call 336-716-3286 or visit wakehealth.edu/PerformingArtsMed for more info.

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WAKE FOREST BAPTIST ATHLETIC TRAINERS CONTINUE TO HELP LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS DURING PANDEMIC

November 19, 2020

For the past several months, Wake Forest Baptist Health’s certified athletic trainers (ATCs) have remained busy, even as the COVID-19 pandemic halted high school sports.

The ATCs assigned to area high schools as part of the health system’s Athletic Training Outreach Program have helped schools with a variety of measures to keep students and staff safe. To read the entire press release, please click here.